Part 12
N/A: Ok. Here we go. Plot time.
"Fucking finally!" Yana exclaims pumping her arms in the air-never mind
the fact she´s carrying a very expensive bracelet Piotr gave to her as a gift- and Kitty can´t agree more. Finally, they will be trained to know how to deal with missions and won´t have to care for makeup, dresses, or anything like that. Right? Not exactly. "You look good in blue, Katya" Yana speaks with a sincere tone and Kitty smiles back- the dress is a bit too much but when Ororo offers Kitty had no way to say no even if she truly wanted- and now while Kitty still wants to be a heroine...she can admire herself in a pretty dress.
There´s a saying about pigs and pearls...but frankly, I´d not care right now. I look good for once.
"Yana, you also look good. You look like a witch come from hell and will drag someone to your domains" Kitty elaborate her thoughts as she looks up down to Yana´s dress- a black dress with crimson details- and Yana smiles even more satisfied as she replies amused. "Katya, what makes you think I´d not have my own kingdom in hell?"
"I never doubt you. Really and I pity the fool who, by any chance, ever try to face you" Kitty speaks amused but even without any magical inclination or understandment...she can sense there´s something powerful and demonic on Yana. If she says Hell is her domains...why Kitty would doubt.
Jubilee is the charge for tonight as Ororo is flying-literally- to Wakanda to solve some issues(no one will pry about her personal story and that is something Storm can appreciate very much) and is clapping her hands together at the sight of the two newbies who are in their first "mission" and this makes her stop the smile as she has to explain the obvious one last time.
"Ok, look, I´m not Miss responsibility or anything, but, I think I should mention again...this is not a serious mission where you´ll make the tougher choices" Jubilee´s tone is somber now. "In those missions or you kill or you die. Trust me, I was in your shoes in the past and I know how it can be ruthless...and this mission, thanks to Nils Stryker, is nothing more than ''get information, watch and don´t do anything too stupid" got it?" Jubilee crosses her arms waiting for complaints and is fairly surprised that the two newbies seem to get the memo.
"Got it!" they said together and even make a salute to Jubille-she won´t mention she like this right now- and while waiting for Nils Jubilee gives once again brief them with their task. "Watch and nothing else" and the girls aren´t entirely happy with that, but, no one is whining here.
"And Kitty...I watch Wonder Woman...I know you have a sword on your back" Jubilee is trying and failing to sound not impressed.
"Me? Nope" and hey eyes indicate Yana who is pretending to be innocent and oblivious.
"Guys, I watch all Wonder women´s movies...you two are not fooling me"
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Betsy Braddock is a figure with a troublesome past- the British beauty can acknowledge this much- Kwannon Sato still hold grudges on Betsy´s influence over the judges to see her as a Hot Asian woman and well, if Brian Braddock, a Blond white man, can say what she did was not cool, it really make Betsy re-think some of her choices. She won´t be accepted by the Japanese community so soon and maybe, Betsy can think inwardly, this is not a bad idea...lately, Betsy felt as if she wanted to be anything but a British woman.
"Dorogoy?" Piotr´s voice creeps in her room and Betsy smiles seeing her new boyfriend-a relationship that lasts 2 years now and no one here is tying the knot so to speak, no matter what the magazines and paparazzi belief. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah...I was just re-thinking some of my mistakes. I was a very stupid woman in my youth. Have you done anything stupid like that?" Betsy asked amused as Piotr is taking his time to respond.
"I almost married my first girlfriend after one-month dating" he confessed a bit shy now and Betsy almost laughs. Almost.
"What stop you, big guy?" and Betsy wonder if he´ll say something romantic like ''I saw you" or something like that and while it would be romantic, it would also not be realistic with his character nor with hers- as by the time Piotr was out dating...Betsy was doing questionable things and she doubts Piotr would found that hot- so she waits for the real answer.
"Honestly? Because I got jealous of her ex and almost did something stupid and that´s when I realize that ...I couldn´t be with a person if I´ll always be jealous and prone to think the worse" Piotr confessed and didn´t give more details. It wasn´t needed anyway.
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Nils is very courteous. Kitty thought as Nils is guiding the girls to the party and introducing them to their targets- of course, they aren´t calling those people targets in front of their faces- Yana and Kitty are having a friendly conversation with Norman Osborne who is more than happy to talk with two pretty mutants. Kitty can smile cutely while inwardly she´s vomiting at the sight of Norman flirting with her. Yana is smiling and for some reason her smile is more unsettling.
Meanwhile, Nils is gone and leaves the two girls on their own device as he´s charming a pretty lady who has connections to the Hydra. Nils can be charming when he wants to be, but, the lady can attest that today he´s particularly charming today.
Nils inwardly vomit at the idea of sleeping with such a woman and is happy to provide an excuse and leave the woman behind as he got the information he needed.
Back to the party, Yana adds more information in regards to Norman Osborne and Nils nods in approval but notices. "Where is Kitty?" his tone is worried. Did Norman try to take her? Not his style but... it is better to not give any opportunity for bad luck.
"Oh, she went to get drinks...Norman was speaking about the prank and laughing at her face. She was ready to murder someone" Yana confessed impressed and Nils forget what Yana was until this moment.
"Well, I´ll go see how she´s doing. Thanks, Yana"
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Kitty is drinking a nice beverage- wine from a brand she never heard of and that alone makes her upset "stupid rich people"- and she felt a bit relief at the sight of Nils coming to her way. "Miss Pryde, are you ok?" is a question a bit on the nose and Kitty could say yes and leave, but, maybe it was the wine or maybe it was the crude jokes Norman crack but Kitty doesn´t want to let this one slide.
"No, the man with that haircut and who looks one suit away from being a pedobear look at me and mock me...because of that prank...asking me if I want to work in the kitchen" Kitty reveals angry.
"Are all people in this industry assholes? I mean, I was bullied before, trust me, and it was much worse...they made me drink something rotten and I throw up and they laugh at me..." she sighs tiredly. "I don´t need a soon to be pedobear to laugh at me" she states and Nils listen carefully.
"Norman Osborne, as you put, is one suit away from being a pedobear as his newest girlfriend is barely legal...one Gwen Stacy" Nils hopes that´s her name and if not...it doesn´t change the fact she´s legal by a legal technicality.
"Yeah...but...I remember people like Kurt Wagner...he look at me as if I was a waitress, and don´t get me wrong, being a waitress is no shame and if I was a waitress I wouldn´t mind...is just, guys like him never look at girls like me, but, is the first time that guys like him thought I was a waitress and should be in the kitchen" as her grin has a self- mocking tone in there.
Nils didn´t say anything.
"Sorry, I´m here to do my mission. Watch and don´t do anything stupid. I think I´m doing well for this one" and she leaves Nils behind as she spots her next target.
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Logan is waiting for Nils once the party is over and the newbies are safely returned to the X-mansion. Logan lights his cigar and watches as Nils´s thin face change to one Logan is more familiar with. "Kurt! What you get?" and Kurt provides pieces of information about Hydra and Norman Osborne.
"You don´t look happy...We can now put a case against those fuckers..."
"I´m happy for that, trust me, but...Logan, do you think I´m shallow?"
"Why you ask me this?"
"Just...just wondering something"
Guys like you never notice girls like me